The Uberti 1873 Revolver Carbine is available in .45 caliber with an 18-inch barrel. Revolving rifles and carbines were among the first effective repeating rifles. Models produced by Colt were carried in the Mexican War and in the Apache wars of the Old Southwest. Despite the popularity of the new lever action rifles introduced after the Civil War, many manufacturers continued to offer special-order "carbine" versions of their popular single action revolvers.